By Brian Mumbert for CHRISTIANITY.COM
Anyone watching Super Bowl LVII or the National Football League playoffs had to wonder if the American people have time for anything other than gambling on sports.
According to CNN, more than 50 million people were estimated to have bet on the Super Bowl, whose broadcast included numerous gambling company ad spots.
In fact, the embrace of gambling by America’s four major professional sports leagues — the NFL, Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) — has come with shocking swiftness.
“A flood of advertising, technology that allows for one-click betting at home, and nearly unlimited betting options during games have collided,” CNN reported. “There’s been a spike in inquiries to state gambling-addiction hotlines, states say. In the past five years, there has been an explosion of online sports betting apps from companies like DraftKings, FanDuel, and Caesars. These apps are often replacing illegal betting venues. At the same time, they also attract an influx of new gamblers who had never set foot in a casino or would have known how to place a bet with a bookie.”
